PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Represent the affiliate’s medical/scientific voice of expertise for assigned product(s) and relevant
therapeutic areas. Provide medical / scientific expert advice / guidance to key customers for
assigned products and relevant therapeutic areas, including scientific exchange and professional
relationship development with key thought leaders / external experts. Provide medical / scientific
input into Medical Affairs strategies for the affiliate medical department and commercial plans, as
required, and medical / scientific support for medical department activities under the overall
direction of the Affiliate Medical Director. Provide medical affairs support to cross-functional
affiliate teams. If relevant, provide leadership, strategic direction and mentorship to direct reports,
as appropriate, and fulfill line management responsibilities accordingly. Ensure that the medical
affairs role is fully integrated to support the strategy and execution of affiliate business, while being
functionally independent.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and maintain in depth knowledge for assigned product(s) / relevant therapeutic area(s) through attendance / participation at key internal meetings/training sessions, relevant congresses, and seminars and by regular self-study of the national/international literature.
• Provide expert medical/scientific advice for assigned products and related therapeutic areas, including responding to requests for scientific/technical information; contribute to the development and medical and scientific accuracy of core dossiers generated by the medical department (i.e. pricing and reimbursement dossiers, HEOR dossiers, medical information packs, clinical expert reviews etc.).
• Establish and maintain professional and credible relationships with key thought leaders / external experts and academic centers; this will involve participating in scientific congresses, coordinating advisory boards, round-table meetings, discussion fora etc.
• Deliver scientific presentations and medical education programs to healthcare professionals individually or in groups (meetings, clinical sessions, etc.), where appropriate.
• Screen relevant literature and other information from relevant scientific societies meetings and conferences and develop summaries of key messages for use within the Company (e.g. key areas of scientific/company interest, new trends in diagnosis, monitoring and treatments in the therapeutic area, etc.)
• Deliver training to sales forces and other departments; develop and update relevant training materials.
• Clinical Research Activities:
  • Design and implement clinical research projects within defined standards and budgets (e.g Phase IV, post marketing clinical activities such as registry/database projects, epidemiological surveys, and PMOS studies).
  • Provide the required oversight to manage review, approval and conduct of IIS studies.
  • Support the affiliate Clinical Research Department in the management of clinical studies, as appropriate (e.g. review new clinical study protocols, identifying potential investigators/sites, conducting feasibility surveys).
• Review and preparation of promotional material. Ensure the medical/scientific content is correct and fully compliant with AbbVie’s internal policies and guidelines.
• Provide medical/scientific input into marketing strategy and key commercial initiatives, as required. Monitor the environment for competitive intelligence (e.g. product strategies, studies, commercial messages, positioning, etc.) and communicate, where appropriate, within the Company.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie’s policies and procedures and accepted standards of best practice.
• Provide input, as required, into the development of product or TA specific strategic medical affairs plans for the affiliate medical department and local commercial plans; collaborate and partner with local business partners to ensure that medical activities for assigned products / therapeutic areas are aligned with local business-related strategic plans.
• Ensure that local medical affairs implementation plans for assigned products / therapeutic areas are executed efficiently.
• Provide leadership, line management and development for direct reports, as appropriate.
• Ensure adherence to all applicable national laws and regulations, guidelines, codes of conduct, AbbVie standards, policies and procedures.
• Operate as a scientific interface and resource to HCPs/Customer(s), Health Care Institutions, External Experts, and professional associations regarding assigned AbbVie Products or Products in Development.
• Provide specialist medical/scientific strategic input and operational support of core activities such as local clinical research, HCP/Customer interactions, generation and communication of clinical and scientific data, educational initiatives and patient safety for assigned products / therapeutic areas.

INTERNAL / EXTERNAL CONTACTS AND INTERACTIONS:

• Affiliate medical personnel: Clinical Research Manager, Clinical Operations Manager, Medical Advisers; Medical Information team / specialists; affiliate pharmacovigilance / drug safety personnel; Scientific Project Managers.
• Marketing and Sales personnel for assigned product and therapeutic area; Market access teams; Affiliate Brand teams Leads and members.
• Affiliate Government Affairs; Affiliate Public Affairs; Regulatory Affairs.
• Global Medical Information; Global HEOR.
• Library Information Resources.
• Regionally and HQ based Therapeutic Area medical affairs teams
• Area/Regional commercial Staff / Brand Team members
• International Medical Affairs teams.
• Project/Medical Directors and Clinical Teams within Clinical Development and Global Medical Affairs.
• Healthcare personnel, Investigators, External Experts.
• Institutions and Scientific or Medical Societies.
• Hospitals and Local Regulatory Authorities.